A borrower’s credit report provides a valuable snapshot of their financial health. Mortgage lenders have been using it for years to underwrite their deals, credit is, the most dynamic of the 3 Cs of lending, and it has proven a reliable source of data to predict loan performance. But it can be more than that if the lender learns not to take the borrower’s credit at face value.
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Sponsored Content From CreditXpert: How to Keep Credit Scores from Robbing You of New Mortgage Lending Business
A borrower’s credit report provides a valuable snapshot of their financial health. Mortgage lenders have been using it for years to underwrite their deals, credit is, the most dynamic of the 3 Cs of lending, and it has proven a reliable source of data to predict loan performance. But it can be more than that if the lender learns not to take the borrower’s credit at face value.
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Sponsored Content From CreditXpert: How to Keep Credit Scores from Robbing You of New Mortgage Lending Business
A borrower’s credit report provides a valuable snapshot of their financial health. Mortgage lenders have been using it for years to underwrite their deals, credit is, the most dynamic of the 3 Cs of lending, and it has proven a reliable source of data to predict loan performance. But it can be more than that if the lender learns not to take the borrower’s credit at face value.
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Sponsored Content From CreditXpert: How to Keep Credit Scores from Robbing You of New Mortgage Lending Business
A borrower’s credit report provides a valuable snapshot of their financial health. Mortgage lenders have been using it for years to underwrite their deals, credit is, the most dynamic of the 3 Cs of lending, and it has proven a reliable source of data to predict loan performance. But it can be more than that if the lender learns not to take the borrower’s credit at face value.
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Sponsored Content From CreditXpert: How to Keep Credit Scores from Robbing You of New Mortgage Lending Business
A borrower’s credit report provides a valuable snapshot of their financial health. Mortgage lenders have been using it for years to underwrite their deals, credit is, the most dynamic of the 3 Cs of lending, and it has proven a reliable source of data to predict loan performance. But it can be more than that if the lender learns not to take the borrower’s credit at face value.
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Sponsored Content From CreditXpert: How to Keep Credit Scores from Robbing You of New Mortgage Lending Business
A borrower’s credit report provides a valuable snapshot of their financial health. Mortgage lenders have been using it for years to underwrite their deals, credit is, the most dynamic of the 3 Cs of lending, and it has proven a reliable source of data to predict loan performance. But it can be more than that if the lender learns not to take the borrower’s credit at face value.
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MBA Education/MISMO Webinar May 1: Timeline and Updates for FHFA Credit Scoring Changes
MBA Education and MISMO hold a timely webinar, Timeline and Updates for FHFA Credit Scoring Changes, on Monday, May 1 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. ET.
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Zillow: Lower Credit Score Homebuyers Pay $104,000 More in Mortgage Costs
Elevated home prices and rising interest rates are feeding into housing affordability woes for potential buyers–especially those with lower credit scores–reported Zillow, Seattle.
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Brent Chandler of FormFree: the Business Case for Jumping on the Rent Payment History Bandwagon
The case for considering a mortgage loan applicant’s rent history is compelling. Limited credit history disqualifies many renters ― even those with great rent payment history — from homeownership, and multiple studies confirm that factoring in rent payment history typically increases credit scores.
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Brent Chandler of FormFree: the Business Case for Jumping on the Rent Payment History Bandwagon
The case for considering a mortgage loan applicant’s rent history is compelling. Limited credit history disqualifies many renters ― even those with great rent payment history — from homeownership, and multiple studies confirm that factoring in rent payment history typically increases credit scores.